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Home affordability has never been higher in recorded history. Does your town rank in the Top 5?
Housing Starts rose for the third-straight month. Here's what it's doing to mortgage rates.
Buyers of new construction are on the clock. Builder confidence is rising and new home sales are expected to pop.
Many people that believe that a recovery in housing will be tied to a recovery in jobs. So far, the theory holds true.
Are home prices rising or falling? It depends where you get your facts.
The housing market has stepped sideways. At least, temporarily. Sales of new homes moved lower in March, surprising analysts and sellers.
March 2012 was characterized by aggressive mortgage rates in the jumbo and super-jumbo arena. It helped fuel a surge in luxury home sales.
The number of homes going under contract remains high. Housing is building momentum that will difficult to stop.
The housing market's recovery is slow, steady, and moving to Bull Market territory. Confidence is up among buyers, sellers, and builders.
Low mortgage rates and affordable homes are propelling the home sales ahead in 2012.
The real estate opener "How is the market?" is best answered using the Pending Home Sales Index. Well, according to the current Pending Home Sales Index reading, 2012 will be characterized by consistent, steady growth. The market has shifted to sellers.
Home affordability will be the last lingering effect of last decade's recession. See where your hometown ranks for Home Affordability out of 225 cities nationwide.
Mortgage rates are low and low-downpayment programs plentiful. However, there's very little housing stock from which to choose. The buyers market is ending.
Want to know where the housing market is headed? Talk to the guys on the street. No one knows housing like homebuilders and builders say 2012 will be blowout.
If the housing's recovery will be closely tied to jobs, then 2012 purchase market is about to heat up.
The Case-Shiller Index reports that home values fell in November as compared to the month prior. The good news is that we can ignore its findings.
Another sign of a housing market recovery : The longer you wait to buy a home, the fewer homes there are from which to choose. Home buying stays strong -- now 4 months running,
December's Housing Starts data suggests a housing recovery is well underway. You'll just have to ignore the newspaper headlines.
First-Time Home Buyers have found out. You don't need a 20% downpayment to purchase a home. There are ample low-downpayment mortgage products available today.
Despite a 33% contract failure rate and a 4-year low in housing stock, home resales *still* reached a 10-month high. Lured by low mortgage rates and low home prices, buyers are back.
Buying new construction? Get moving. Emerging housing market data hints at higher home prices in 2012, November's Housing Starts figures among them.
Homebuilders like what they see. Mortgage rates are low, buyer interest is high, and foot traffic at sales events is as high as its been in 3 years. It's another signal of housing's budding recovery.
Maybe low rates matter after all. After months of near-4 percent mortgage rates, a bevy of housing data all points to the same conclusion -- the housing market recovery is underway.
In October 2012, despite sparse home inventory, the number of properties sold increased still managed to increase 1.4% nationwide. If home prices really do change with Supply and Demand, 2012 should keep home sellers happy.
As mortgage rates drop for conventional, FHA, jumbo and USDA loans, U.S. homes are more affordable than ever. See where your hometown ranks out of 225 cities.
The Housing Starts report shows a new construction rebound. For luxury homes and otherwise, builders prep for a strong 2012.
As "new home" sales fall to all-time lows, homebuilder confidence is rising. It appears as is the nation's home builders -- the ones still in business, anyway -- have figured this housing market out.
The foreclosure market is heating up and supplies are ample. There are great deals out there if you know where to look. Just make sure to have your mortgage loan in order.
According to the Case-Shiller Indes, housing market has bounced off its bottom and recovery is already underway. But the Case-Shiller Index is flawed.
Forget the "weak market" talk. Home resales improve across all price points nationwide -- even for luxury homes. The jumbo market is thriving.
With its Housing Starts coverage, the press told just half of the story -- and not the half that matters to buyers and seller. Here's what you need to know.
Despite low mortgage rates, home sales are slowing nationwide. Here's what buyers and seller should watch for.
As more U.S. cities shows signs of a housing rebound, would you believe that Detroit is leading the way?
Jumbo home buyers save 27% on their monthly mortgage payment as compared to 2 years ago. It's no wonder the jumbo housing market is thriving. Not only are home prices down, but so are home payments.
Has the housing market (finally) turned the proverbial corner? Data from a few months ago suggests it.
More homes are affordable to more home buyers than at any time in history. For all loan types -- conventional, FHA, jumbo and USDA -- payments are very low.
Buyers market this fall? After 3 straight months of gains, the Pending Home Sales Index slipped 1 percent in July. Contract cancellations are up, too.
Existing Home Sales fell to 4.67 million units on a seasonally-adjusted annualized basis last month. It's the fourth straight month below the 5 million mark and the report's lowest reading since November 2010.
86 percent of building permits "break ground" in 60 days. What this means to the new construction housing market and mortgage rates.
Two months after posting their worst confidence reading of 2011, home builders say they foresee no improvement in the immediate- or medium-term market for new homes nationwide. For buyers, this is a blessing.
